Neck-yoke fastener.



A. P. HOARD. NECK YOKE FASTBNEB.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18, 1909.

' Patented Jan. 11, 1910.

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ADDISON P. BOARD, OF ALCESTER, SOUTH DAKOTA.

NECK-YOKE FASTENER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADDISON P. HOARD, citizen of the United States,residing at Alcester, in the county of Union and State of South Dakota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Neck YokeFasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in neckyoke fasteners and has for the object to provide an attachment which maybe easily secured to the end of a buggy or wagon pole to receive theneck-yoke and securely hold the same from. accidental displacement orfrom slipping off the end of the pole.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof andalso to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction, reference isto be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a neck yoke fastener embodying theimprovements of my invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof;Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one section of the device; and, Fig. 4is a section on the line 44 of Fig. 2.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the samereference characters.

My improved fastener is designed to fit over the front end of a wagon orbuggy pole, designated 1 and embodies a thimble 2 which is adapted to beslipped over said pole, and a body portion 8 which, with the thimble 2,is composed of two mating parts 4, one of such parts being illustratedin Fig. 3.

The numeral 5 designates the head designed to carry the yoke collar,indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, such head having at its base thestop 6 to form a shoulder for the neck yoke collar and limit therearward movement thereof.

The body portion 3 is provided in the rear of the stop 6 with the curvedaperture 7 which extends therethrough and is designed to receive thelocking member 8, said locking member being curved to conform to saidaperture.

In the rear of the head 5 and in front of the aperture 7, the bodyportion 3 is provided with the upwardly facing aperture 9. Said apertureis designed to receive one end of the lever 10 Which is pivoted to thebody Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 18, 1909.

Patented Jan. 11, 1910.

Serial No. 502,989.

portion as at 11. Such lever 10 is transversely curved to conform to thecontour of the body portion 3 and extends over the aperture 7 and isprovided at its free end with the upwardly extending thumb piece 12 tofacilitate the movement thereof.

One end of the locking member 8 is secured t0 the lever 10 as shown at18, while its free end is bent to form a hook and in closed position,rests in the downwardly facing aperture 14 provided in the under side ofthe head 5.

Embedded in the body portion 3 and having its free end extending intothe aperture 7 and pressing against the locking member S is a leafspring 15. Such spring 15 is designed to hold the locking member 8against the opposite side of the aperture 7 and serves to direct thefree end thereof into the aperture 14 on actuation of the lever 10.

By actuating the lever 10 the locking member 8 will assume the positionshown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 and a neck yoke may then he slipped overthe head 5 and brought in position against the stop 6. On returning thelever 10 to closed position against the body portion, the free end ofthe locking member will enter the aperture 14 securely holding the neckyoke against displacement.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A neck yoke fastener comprising a body portion, a head projectingforwardly therefrom, a lever fulcrumed on said body portion, a lockingmember pivotally connected at one end to the lever and having its freeend arranged to engage the head and a spring having one end embedded inthe body portion, its opposite end bearing against said locking memberfor pressing the same forwardly into engagement with the head.

2. A neck yoke fastener designed for attachment to a vehicle pole, saidfastener comprising a forwardly extending head and a body portion in therear of said head, the body portion being formed with an apertureextending therethrough, a locking member mounted in said aperture, thebody portion being provided with an upwardly facing aperture or recess,a lever pivotally connected to the body portion in said recess, thelocking member being connected at one end to said lever and having itsopposite end bent to form a hook, and the head being formed with adownwardly facing aperture designed to'receive the extremity of saidhook.

3. Aneck yoke fastener, comprising a body portion formed with anaperture extending therethrough, a head projecting forwardly from thebody portion, a lever fulcrumed on said body portion, a locking membermounted to move in the aperture in the body portion and formed with anupwardly facing hook at its free end arranged to engage the head, thelocking member being connected at its other end to the lever, and aspring embedded at one end in the body portion back of the aperture andextending 15 forwardly into engagement with the rear edge of the lockingmember, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ADDISON P. HOARD. [L. s] lVitnesses A. O. OFSTAD, J. G. HoARo.

